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Doug McVay

@dougmcvay.bsky.social
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He/him. Public policy researcher/analyst, journalist. Editor, DrugPolicyFacts.org and HealthSystemsFacts.org. Producer/Host, Free Culture Radio kboo.fm/program/free-culture-radio and Century of Lies drugtruth.net/century-of-lies

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 19h
"This technology that is ruining education has incredible potential to save education, if only I could figure out how to use it better to improve my students’ education." buff.ly/cEmLBex
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I Need AI to Write Better Lesson Plans So My Students Stop Using AI to Write Their Papers
“This technology that is ruining education has incredible potential to save education, if only I could figure out how to use it better to improve my students...
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 21h
"At least half a dozen demonstrators interrupted the US president during his remarks in San Antonio, with some led away by police. One was physically assaulted by an older Trump supporter as he tried to leave the arena." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Donald Trump’s Texas rally rocked by repeated protests
Trump briefly stepped away from the microphone after one protester appeared to approach the stage
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 21h
"The president’s message was interrupted repeatedly by protesters, including by one who appeared to be close to the stage. In all, at least a dozen demonstrators interrupted the president. Some were led away by police." apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump interrupted by protesters as he fights to rally Texas voters behind Paxton in US Senate race
President Donald Trump fought to rally Texas voters behind Senate candidate Ken Paxton as a series of protests disrupted his rally in San Antonio.
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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Some landlords are even using deportation fears as leverage. Goldberg’s neighbor abandoned their rent-controlled unit voluntarily after their landlord threatened to report their marriage as fraudulent for the purposes of acquiring a green card, she said. “They left in fear.”
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An AI boom is sending San Francisco rents through the roof: ‘nowhere left for people to go’
According to city’s rent board, eviction notices are up 44% and tenants are on edge over landlords swooping in over their homes
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 08/10/2026
The Republican Party is the party of Donald Trump—a rapist, an open misogynist, and all-around avatar of male supremacism. What we can say about the particular ways American politics is being structured around rape as a core pillar of Trumpism? Liberal Currents Live is coming up at 1 p.m. Eastern.
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Liberal Currents Live: Rape Culture, Male Supremacism, and the MAGA Right
American politics is being structured around rape as a core pillar of Trumpism.
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/1...
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Something Like People
A poem
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Ruby Jewel, which started in 2004 as a farmers market booth manned by founder Lisa Herlinger, began its grocery-aisle push in 2016. It’s now owned by private equity investor Village Family Capital."
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"President Donald Trump will not reimburse the federal government for taxpayer-funded advertisements promoting him and his administration ahead of the November midterms — and even dropped a new ad on Tuesday." www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Trump will not reimburse federal government for taxpayer-funded advertisements
Trump has spent about $11.6 million on ads promoting himself using funds from the Department of Homeland Security.
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
French police suspend use of stun grenades at school protests as minister rejects accusations of brutality Minister says use of grenades has been stopped after a student lost a hand as protests across France continue www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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French police suspend use of stun grenades at school protests as minister rejects accusations of brutality
Minister says use of grenades has been stopped after a student lost a hand as protests across France continue
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
University of Arizona Suspends Fraternity Activities, Citing Misconduct Reports The university said it was putting its fraternity chapters on “activities suspension” while it investigated allegations that included assault, drug use and hazing. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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University of Arizona Suspends Fraternity Activities, Citing Misconduct Reports (Gift Article)
The university said it was putting its fraternity chapters on “activities suspension” while it investigated allegations that included assault, drug use and hazing.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 03/10/2026
"You dream about buying a second home, but that would require owning a first. Instead, you spend three weeks designing and building a 'luxury' treehouse in the park across from your apartment. The city declares it a threat to public safety, tears it down, and fines you."
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Affordable Midlife Crisis Options for Millennials
“Rather than leaving your spouse for a younger version, you find an older, more financially stable one with excellent health insurance. At the dinner parties...
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026
reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the news
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How the Billions from the Opioid Settlement Are Being Spent Some of the money, which is difficult to track, has gone to recovery programs, but much of it has gone to law enforcement—for squad cars, jail costs, drones, and more. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Millions from the Opioid Settlement Are Being Spent on Law Enforcement
People often call money from the opioid settlement “blood money,” and you might expect that it would go mostly to the families of people who died of overdoses. But much of it has gone to law enforceme...
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This week on Century: The Drug User Liberation Front Goes Free #SupportPublicMedia #SupportCommunityRadio #SupportKBOO #FreeDULF kboo.fm/media/135946...
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The Drug User Liberation Front Goes Free
On this edition of Century: The Drug User Liberation Front Goes Free.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 05/10/2026
🏆 Celebrating the champions of local news preservation! The Internet Archive will honor the Poynter Institute and Investigative Reporters and Editors with its 2026 Hero Award for preserving local news online. Read more 👉 blog.archive.org 🧵
Graphic on cream graph paper with a multicolor schematic line drawing of a trophy cup in blue, yellow, and pink. Text reads "2026 Internet Archive Hero Award. The Poynter Institute & Investigative Reporters and Editors. For preserving local news online."
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KFF @kff.org · 06/10/2026
KFF Founding President and CEO @drewaltman.bsky.social describes why health care costs continue to top voters’ affordability worries heading into the midterm elections: on.kff.org/4zgJv6z
Quote on a red background from Drew Altman, KFF Founding President and CEO. It says: “Of all the cost-of-living worries hitting voters now, a big health care bill is the least predictable, and that’s a big reason why health care costs are right up there with gas prices and the costs of food and housing on voters’ minds.”
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KFF @kff.org · 06/10/2026
Two-thirds of the public favor Medicare-for-All — the highest share since KFF began polling on the topic in 2016 — but public opinion is highly malleable and support shifts when competing claims from critics and proponents are heard: on.kff.org/4zgJv6z
Alt text: KFF split bar chart titled "Public Opinion on Medicare-for-All Shifts After Hearing Claims Made by Proponents and Critics." It shows survey results before and after hearing various claims. Initially, 66% favored and 34% opposed Medicare-for-all. After hearing specific statements, opinions shifted: Guaranteeing health insurance for all increased favor to 76%, decreasing oppose to 23%. Eliminating premiums and reducing out of pocket costs for most Americans increased favor to 75%, decreasing oppose to 24%. Eliminating private health insurance companies (favor decrease to 52%, oppose increase to 47%); threats to the current Medicare program (favor decrease to 38%, oppose increase to 61%); requiring most Americans to pay more taxes (favor decrease to 35%, oppose increase to 61%); and potential delays in care (favor decrease to 24%, oppose increase to 76%). Source: KFF Health Tracking Poll, September 16-21, 2026.
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KFF @kff.org · 07/10/2026
#ICYMI: Just a month away from the midterm elections, affordability worries continue to top voters’ list of midterm election issues — with health care costs and gas costs tying as the top economic concern. on.kff.org/4zgJv6z
A bar chart titled "Health Care and Gasoline Costs Tied as Top Economic Worries for Voters." The chart shows adults' worry levels for being able to afford health care, gasoline or transportation costs, food or grocery expenses, monthly utilities like electricity or heat, and rent or mortgage. Each category has percentages for "Very worried," "Somewhat worried," "Not too worried," and "Not at all worried." Health care and gasoline are the top worries, with 25% of adults saying they are "very worried" for each; 35% say they are "somewhat worried" for health care and 34% say they are "somewhat worried" for gas and transportation costs. Data source: KFF Health Tracking Poll, September 16-21, 2026.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 07/10/2026
Some users have ‘flat buttocks,’ ‘cannot keep real plants alive,’ and ‘treats cats as biological children,“ according to Amazon. www.theverge.com/tech/1006712...
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Amazon uses its tracking data to guess whether shoppers have a flat butt and no friends
Some of Amazon’s descriptions sound more like a roast.
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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 07/10/2026
Gavin Francis on the risks of getting ripped
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Building a Real Man | Gavin Francis
The Incredible Hulk, the Thing, He-Man, Superman—these cartoon heroes must fulfill some kind of longing. And as yearnings go, it’s an old one: the Hebrew
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Salt & Straw invested more than $2 million into building and installing equipment for Ruby Jewel’s production of the Tacolate — machinery that is now effectively held 'hostage' at the Portland facility, according to the complaint." www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
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It’s Salt & Straw v. Ruby Jewel in lawsuit over wildly popular ice cream taco
The 27-page complaint alleges the manufacturer announced it would halt production of all its ice cream sandwiches — including the Tacolate ice cream taco — and lay off manufacturing staff, effective i...
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 06/10/2026
The 1,000+ reported case numbers are almost certainly far below the true number of infections.
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Nicholas Weaver @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com · 07/10/2026
Forget the summaries, read the document of what Mr CIA "You have no need to know about my gold bars" tried to pull off... It is bonkers, absolutely bonkers. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Statement of Facts – #41 in United States v. Rush (E.D. Va., 1:26-cr-00185) – CourtListener.com
Statement of Facts as to David Rush (lcre, ) (Entered: 10/06/2026)
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Drug Policy Facts @drugpolicyfacts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Gift link. An Alluring Catch in the Florida Keys Isn’t a Fish. It’s Cocaine. Bricks of the drug frequently surface in the waters off the island chain. Despite the risks, some who discover “square grouper,” as they’re known, hang onto them. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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An Alluring Catch in the Florida Keys Isn’t a Fish. It’s Cocaine. (Gift Article)
Bricks of the drug frequently surface in the waters off the island chain. Despite the risks, some who discover “square grouper,” as they’re known, hang onto them.
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"The national union of lycée students said 1,800 of the country’s 3,700 high schools were blockaded or had been closed for the day on Tuesday, although some local education authorities attempted to move classes ‌online." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Schools blockaded as tens of thousands of protesters take to streets in France
Students, staff and parents march in cities including Marseille and Lyon, while up to 40,000 expected in Paris
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Problem with Paragon: Not filing medical claims does not make a person a phantom "many insured people have no medical claims because they are relatively healthy or because they face barriers to care, such as high deductibles or transportation barriers"  www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump on Iran: 'Let them take out LA, let them take out San Diego' www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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Watch Trump on Iran: 'Let them take out LA, let them take out San Diego'
US President Donald Trump said higher gas prices and even Tehran "taking out" Los Angeles or San Diego would be a "small price to pay for keeping the world safe".
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
WATCH: All U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in England have been pulled out and returned to their home stations in the United States as potential Iranian threats raise base security concerns across Europe. Read more about the withdrawal and threats here: www.stripes.com/branches/air...
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balenciaga mcdonalds @femalerespecter69.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
we created memory foam but never considered there may be things the foam wishes to forget
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When you turn your military around and flee from an advancing adversary equipped with weapons you're unable to defend against, that's retreating. I'm not sure we've seen anything like this in the modern era.
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Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft from British Air Base (Gift Article)
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds Researchers looked at pain around the world and across the human lifespan, finding steepest rise happens before age 55 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds
Researchers looked at pain around the world and across the human lifespan, finding steepest rise happens before age 55
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Her support of the bill comes as Oregon prepares to consider its own universal healthcare plan, with a state board expected to deliver recommendations for a publicly funded system to lawmakers by Dec. 1." www.oregonlive.com/politics/202... #ORPol #HealthcareForAll
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Federal lawmaker touts universal healthcare proposal as Oregon mulls its own
“You should not have to choose between your human right and a roof over your head,” the lawmaker said.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Local coverage of the NIH censorship lawsuit involving Pitt plaintiffs. pittnews.com/article/2034...
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Pitt professors join class-action lawsuit against NIH, alleging it censored scientific research - The Pitt News
The lawsuit, filed on Sept.16, alleges that NIH, the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research, is unconstitutionally censoring scientific research in relation to requiring a list of keywor...
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 05/10/2026
The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/10/2026
Composting leftover coffee grounds, eggshells and carrot tops is a way to reduce the amount of food waste that goes into landfills, where it produces the potent greenhouse gas methane.
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’d missed this: Annie Altman, Sam Altman’s sister who alleges in civil lawsuits that he ​sexually abused her repeatedly — starting when she was 3 years old — uploaded the first hour of her deposition to Instagram (and YouTube) this weekend. It has about 38k likes. www.instagram.com/reels/DeAx3h...
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Annie Altman (she/her/human) on Instagram: "First Hour of My Deposition - Ann Altman v Sam Altman 4:25-cv-00017-ZMB Wearing my Dad’s fleece ❤️ Grateful to share this and also upset to once again hav...
39K likes, 916 comments - anniealtman108 on October 2, 2026: "First Hour of My Deposition - Ann Altman v Sam Altman 4:25-cv-00017-ZMB Wearing my Dad’s fleece ❤️ Grateful to share this and also upset...
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026
Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him
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Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess
Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 04/10/2026
Correctional control doesn't stop at the prison gates. On any given day, at least 3.5 million people across the U.S. are on probation or parole. That's more than 1.5x the number of people locked up.
Pie chart showing that 55% of people under correctional control are on probation, 11% are on parole, 10% are in local jails, 19% are in state prisons, 3% are in federal prisons, 2% other
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
people who got angry about those buddha statues should be even angrier about this
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 04/10/2026
"Oh look, it’s the bus driver whose exorbitant salary is paid for by my taxes. I hope your kid has a great day 'learning' at 'school.'" buff.ly/te8hhZN
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An Incredibly Chillaxed, School-Bus-Stop Hang with the Gen X Dad Who Keeps Putting Atlas Shrugged in Your Little Free Library
“It’s me, the Gen X dad who tells people he could have played college football within five minutes of meeting them. Grab a cold septuple IPA even though it’s...
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 02/10/2026
In our latest issue, a study evaluates whether wealth redistribution policies can mitigate the health impact of the current official development assistance (ODA) defunding crisis. Read the study & explore the full issue: spkl.io/633257p2T3
Cover of The Lancet's October 3, 2026 issue. Quote reads: We further project that, if current official development assistance defunding trends continue, more than 7.9 million additional deaths could occur in low-income and middle-income countries by 2030.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Post-human necropolitics by the numbers www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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In MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being born
Our analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Because CUPD is a University department rather than an outside agency, records show that Cornell was aware of drug use at the Chi Phi house." www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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CUPD Made Drug Arrest at Chi Phi 22 Hours Before the Alleged Sexual Assault
Records show Cornell knew of drug activity at the Chi Phi house 22 hours before a former student alleges she was assaulted there.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Byline or bot? AI-generated 'journalists' start to appear in Canada. Prolific producers of bylines like "Geneviève Tremblay," “Daniel Robson,” “Gordon Halloway,” and are not real, but getting harder to spot. vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/10/03/b... via @cdnpress.bsky.social #journalism
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Byline or bot? AI-generated 'journalists' start to appear in Canada
OTTAWA — Quebec correspondent "Geneviève Tremblay" — who has been reporting on multiple news stories a day lately — seemed to be experiencing a glitch.
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Live now! Hosted by Wisconsin’s own Charlie Berens, this special community benefit brings together nationally recognized and local talent to support individuals, families and communities affected by the July 27 tornado. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qqu...
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Charlie Berens Hosts Rally for the Valley (Tornado Relief Benefit)
YouTube video by Charlie Berens
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Narayan has used AI-generated synthetic focus groups provided by a private company, particularly while he was a backbench MP, to test public opinion on AI and other issues. The model is trained on data from real-life focus groups." www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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There Is Too Much Westminster 'Doomerism' About Artificial Intelligence, Says AI Minister
The AI minister has said the government must find a middle ground between “boomerism” and “doomerism” on artificial intelligence.
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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"It effectively meant that all of us in politics, instead of just the Labour Party HQ and No 10 being able to use focus grouping, were able to effectively challenge ourselves in our thinking by being able to do that." Read the full interview here:
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There Is Too Much Westminster 'Doomerism' About Artificial Intelligence, Says AI Minister
The AI minister has said the government must find a middle ground between “boomerism” and “doomerism” on artificial intelligence.
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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The AI minister has used AI-generated synthetic focus groups provided by a private company to test public opinion on AI and other issues The model is trained on data from real-life focus groups
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Her agency distributes billions for Oregon housing projects. Her husband’s company helped develop some of them www.opb.org/article/2026...
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Her agency distributes billions for Oregon housing projects. Her husband’s company helped develop some of them
Andrea Bell, executive director of Oregon Housing and Community Services, filed amended state ethics paperwork after ProPublica asked about her husband’s work at a firm that’s consulted on projects re...
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"The Trail Blazers hired 29-year-old Braiden Bell around lunchtime on Thursday and fired him before the plates from dinner hit the sink." www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2026...
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The Portland Trail Blazers shoved a broadcasting icon out the door to cut costs. Now they're getting what they paid for| Bill Oram
Tom Dundon's cost-cutting ways are every bit as responsible for the botched play-by-play hire as Braiden Bell's old tweets.
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